sway bar link length?

desertrunner

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2013

• #1

this is a picture i got of my rig in chinamans gulch last weekend and it looks like my sway bar and sway bar link are parallel. Is this a bad thing? and should i lengthen my sway bar links?

 

wayoflife

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 7, 2013

• #2

It's not a problem so long as they don't over extend and get tacoed on the tie-rod. If you think there is a chance of this happening, lengthen your links a bit.

 

desertrunner

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2013

• #3

this is the most flex i have gotten out of my rig and it hasnt been a problem ever just something i noticed from the picture. If i do lengthen them how far should i go? 1/2"?

 

desertrunner

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2013

• #4

i might take this time to fix the little bit of passenger side lean as well so maybe 1/2" on driver side and 3/4" on passenger?

 

JKbrick

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2013

• #5

I would think if they are within specs sitting on the ground flat would be what you want then disconnect them to flex, but I'm no expert

 

wayoflife

Administrator

Staff member

• Oct 7, 2013

• #6

Ideally, you want your swaybar arms to be positioned at about 5° higher than horizontal at ride height. If at a full droop you are hyperextending your links, you need to set them higher. If you aren't doing this already even when hanging a tire, I would think you are okay.

 

desertrunner

Active Member

• Oct 8, 2013

• #7

wayoflife said:

Ideally, you want your swaybar arms to be positioned at about 5° higher than horizontal at ride height. If at a full droop you are hyperextending your links, you need to set them higher. If you aren't doing this already even when hanging a tire, I would think you are okay.

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cool thank you for the help i might extend them just a little so they don't hyper-extend just in case like i said it hasnt been an issue but as do harder and harder trails i dont want it to become an issue